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Like all important happenings in life the evolution of the video game can be traced back along a lengthy Timeline.

Follow the development of the industry on the Timeline below and put a date to your memories.

1971
Computer Space

1972
Pong

1973
Asteroid (not Asteroids), Gotcha, Rebound

1974
Gran Trak 10, Tank, Qwak!

1975
Crash n' Score, Gun Fight, Indy 800, Seawolf, Shark, Speedway, Steeplechase

1976
Breakout, Death Race, Night Driver, Sprint 2, Stunt Cycle

1977
Boot Hill, Canyon Bomber, Space Wars, Speed Freak, Super Bug

1978
Atari Football, Avalanche, Battle Shark, Fire Truck, Sky Diver, Space Invaders, Super Breakout

1979
Atari Basketball, Asteroids, Galaxian, Lunar Lander, Subs, Sprint 4, Tailgunner

1980
Asteroids Deluxe, Astro Invader, Battlezone, Berzerk, Star Castle, Defender, Eagle, Missile Command, Monaco GP, Moon Cresta, PacMan, Phoenix, Radar Scope, Space Chaser, Star Castle, Tempest, Rally X, Warlords, Wizard of War

1981
Centipede, Cosmic Avenger, Crazy Climber, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Galaga, Gorf, Lady Bug, Make Trax, Mouse Trap, Ms. PacMan, Qix, Satan's Hollow, Space Panic, Stargate, Super Cobra, Tempest, Turbo, Vanguard, Wizard of Wor

1982
Amidar, Bagman, Burgertime, Buck Rogers, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong Junior, Joust, Jungle King, Mr. Do!, Moon Patrol, Pengo, Pole Position, Popeye, Pooyan, Q-bert, Robotron 2084, Space Duel, Star Trek, Time Pilot, Tron, Tutankham, Xevious, Zaxxon

1983
Arabian, Bubbles, Cliff Hanger, Congo Bongo, Discs of Tron, Dragons Lair, Elevator Action, Gravitar, Gyruss, Krull, M.A.C.H. 3, Mad Planets, Mappy, Mario Bros, Mr Do's Castle, Popeye, Spy Hunter, Star Wars, Track and Field

1984
I, Robot, Karate Champ, Marble Madness, Pac-Land, Punch-Out!, Root Beer Tapper,
Space Ace


1985
Choplifter, Gauntlet, Ghosts n' Goblins, Gradius, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Space Harrier, Vs. Super Mario Bros

1986
Arkanoid, Joust 2, Outrun, Rampage, Space Harrier